Hellespont

Hel·les·pont

H0135100 (hĕl′ĭ-spŏnt′) See Dardanelles.

Hellespont

(ˈhɛlɪˌspɒnt) n (Placename) the ancient name for the Dardanelles

Dar•da•nelles

(ˌdɑr dnˈɛlz)

n. (used with a pl. v.) the strait between European and Asian Turkey, connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. 40 mi. (64 km) long; 1–5 mi. (1.6–8 km) wide. Ancient, Hellespont.

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Hellespont - the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian TurkeyCanakkale Bogazi, DardanellesRepublic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923

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Hellespont

Hellespont:

see DardanellesDardanelles
or Çanakkale Boğazi
, strait, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 4 mi (1.6 to 6.4 km) wide, connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separating the Gallipoli peninsula of European Turkey from Asian Turkey.
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Synonyms for Hellespont

noun the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey

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